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| Abhilasha Ojha & Neha Bhatt / New Delhi Mar 06, 2010, 00:21 IST |
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When it comes to making a room look good, lighting is an important element. Abhilasha Ojha and Neha Bhatt select a few good options
GOLD RUSH
This lamp from the house of Casa Paradox is inspired by the “beehive”. Dubbed the “Lisbon table lamp”, it is made of metal highlighted in gold. What works in its favour is its sturdy frame and unconventional design.
Price: Rs 1.68 lakh
Where: Casa Paradox, 21, Wood Street, Ashok Nagar, Bangalore
Tel: 080-25553242
CUT ABOVE
The lighthouse lamp makes an interesting accessesory for the children’s room. Made in pine wood, it is available in a choice of white and blue colours. And it’s easy on the pocket.
Price: Rs 1,995
Where: In Delhi at Elvy stores at the Square One Mall, Saket and City Square Mall, Rajouri Garden. Also available online at www.elvy.in
MY NAME IS RED
This funky bright red table-lamp, available at “It’s a fluke store” in Mumbai is rather imaginatively named Vulnerable Lace. The wooden base is painted with automotive paint and lacquered on top for durability.
Price: 16,800
Where: It’s a fluke store, 7, Rafi Mansion, Guru Nanak Park, Bandra (W), Mumbai
Tel: 022-26438087
LIGHT READING
This lamp by Mumbai-based designer Rajiv Saini won the Elle Decor International Design Award in 2008. The design includes a revolving spool that holds books, while the central core contains a halogen lamp which also functions as an uplighter.
Price on request
Where: Gallery Nature Morte, New Delhi; Architecture + Design, Off Turner Road, Bandra (W),Mumbai. Tel: 022-2645 1483
MIX AND MATCH
Simple and clean lines are the defining features of this lamp, made of platinum-plated metal with its base in stainless steel. The shade uses a special mesh cloth for better lighting effect.
Price: Rs 20,000
Where: Living In Style, New Link Road, Goregaon (W). Mumbai
Tel: 022-28773448
SHINING THROUGH
Here is something slightly more glamorous. The Tickli O Floor Lamp (left) by Mukul Goyal, allows a dramatic interplay of light through loosely inter-woven pieces of chrome. The lamp is available in two finishes and sizes.
Price: Rs 13,325
The stylish Mantis table lamp (right), also by Mukul Goyal, has a sleek air about it that certainly works for us! The chrome look and stainless steel body give it a wonderful sheen. Price: Rs 7,360
Where: New Delhi — Tarini and Rio Grande, GK-I; Gifts of Love, Select City Walk mall;
Mumbai — Mobius Strip, Pali Hill Road; Pallete, Off Race Course; Bangalore — Cinnamon, off Lavelle Road; 100 Feet, Indiranagar;
Kolkata — The Hugli, Garden Reach
CRISS-CROSSED
This floor lamp may look dainty, but it is actually quite sturdy. Four legs in black lacquered metal hold up an orange shade. The lamp also comes with the shade in gray and white.
Price: 29,000
Where: BoConcept, High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel, Mumbai.
Tel: 022-40802395
IN GOOD SHAPE
This Rondina lamp from Varya is made of ceramic and gold dust. Only 21 inches in height, the lamp is just the right size for your living room corner table.
Price: Rs 44,500
Where: Varya, Janpath, New Delhi
info@varyadesign.com
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